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View article: Acoustic detection of a nocturnal bird with deep learning: the challenge of low signal-to-noise ratio
Acoustic detection of a nocturnal bird with deep learning: the challenge of low signal-to-noise ratio Open
Automatic sound classification is a promising approach to analyze the spatio-temporal dynamics of natural sound sources. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have proved to be particularly effective for the classification of animal sounds.…
View article: Auditory discrimination of diel variations for natural soundscapes: Role of spectral and temporal information
Auditory discrimination of diel variations for natural soundscapes: Role of spectral and temporal information Open
Psychophysical work suggested that humans discriminate diel changes in natural soundscapes based on spectral cues. The present study extended this investigation by assessing human discrimination for diel variations in natural soundscapes u…
View article: Auditory discrimination and identification of time of day for natural soundscapes
Auditory discrimination and identification of time of day for natural soundscapes Open
Following research on the auditory discrimination of natural soundscapes by human listeners [Apoux, Miller-Viacava, Ferrière, Dai, Krause, Sueur and Lorenzi (2023). J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 153, 2706], the present study assessed the ability of …
View article: Introducing evascape, a model-based soundscape assembler: impact of background sounds on biodiversity monitoring with ecoacoustic indices
Introducing evascape, a model-based soundscape assembler: impact of background sounds on biodiversity monitoring with ecoacoustic indices Open
View article: Auditory perception of biodiversity by human listeners
Auditory perception of biodiversity by human listeners Open
Introduction This study explored human auditory capacity to evaluate the number of biological sound sources in natural soundscapes. Methods This was achieved by measuring the ability of human participants to judge the number of birds when …
View article: Visualizing the Soundscape: An Approach at the Interface of Music and Ecology
Visualizing the Soundscape: An Approach at the Interface of Music and Ecology Open
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View article: Temporal patterns of Amazonian insect acoustic activity
Temporal patterns of Amazonian insect acoustic activity Open
Insects are one of the most diverse taxa and are fundamental to the delivery of many ecosystem services. Despite their global ubiquity and ecological importance, there is little research on temporal variation in insect activity, especially…
View article: Is monitoring biodiversity with acoustic indices a cul-de-sac?
Is monitoring biodiversity with acoustic indices a cul-de-sac? Open
The prevalent use of ecoacoustic indices as biodiversity proxies for large scale monitoring is facing growing scrutiny. In this study conducted across seven terrestrial habitats, we highlight the need for a more nuanced approach. While tra…
View article: Bridging Passive Acoustic Monitoring and Essential Biodiversity Variables with detectability.
Bridging Passive Acoustic Monitoring and Essential Biodiversity Variables with detectability. Open
View article: Sound source localization in a natural soundscape with autonomous recorder units based on a new time-difference-of-arrival algorithm
Sound source localization in a natural soundscape with autonomous recorder units based on a new time-difference-of-arrival algorithm Open
View article: Modulation statistics of natural soundscapes
Modulation statistics of natural soundscapes Open
Modulation statistics of “natural soundscapes” were estimated by calculating the modulation power spectrum (MPS) of a database of acoustic samples recorded in nine pristine terrestrial habitats for four moments of the day and two contrasti…
View article: Meta-Embedded Clustering (MEC): A new method for improving clustering quality in unlabeled bird sound datasets
Meta-Embedded Clustering (MEC): A new method for improving clustering quality in unlabeled bird sound datasets Open
In recent years, ecoacoustics has offered an alternative to traditional biodiversity monitoring techniques with the development of passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) systems allowing, among others, to detect and identify species that are di…
View article: The potential of acoustic monitoring of aquatic insects for freshwater assessment
The potential of acoustic monitoring of aquatic insects for freshwater assessment Open
Aquatic insects are a major indicator used to assess ecological condition in freshwater environments. However, current methods to collect and identify aquatic insects require advanced taxonomic expertise and rely on invasive techniques tha…
View article: Similarity visualization of soundscapes in ecology and music
Similarity visualization of soundscapes in ecology and music Open
The concept of a soundscape is found in both ecology and music studies. Nature soundscapes and soundscape compositions are analyzed by both disciplines, respectively, to understand their biological diversity and ecosystem functioning and t…
View article: Introducing Evascape, a Model-Based Soundscape Assembler: Impact of Background Sounds on Biodiversity Monitoring with Ecoacoustic Indices
Introducing Evascape, a Model-Based Soundscape Assembler: Impact of Background Sounds on Biodiversity Monitoring with Ecoacoustic Indices Open
View article: Sound Source Localization in a Natural Soundscape with Autonomous Recorder Units Based on a New Time-Difference-Of-Arrival Algorithm
Sound Source Localization in a Natural Soundscape with Autonomous Recorder Units Based on a New Time-Difference-Of-Arrival Algorithm Open
View article: Meta-Embedded Clustering (Mec): A New Method for Improving Clustering Quality in Unlabeled Bird Sound Datasets
Meta-Embedded Clustering (Mec): A New Method for Improving Clustering Quality in Unlabeled Bird Sound Datasets Open
View article: Auditory discrimination of natural soundscapes
Auditory discrimination of natural soundscapes Open
A previous modelling study reported that spectro-temporal cues perceptually relevant to humans provide enough information to accurately classify “natural soundscapes” recorded in four distinct temperate habitats of a biosphere reserve [Tho…
View article: La géophonie, à l’écoute des sons de la Terre
La géophonie, à l’écoute des sons de la Terre Open
View article: Human Auditory Ecology: Extending Hearing Research to the Perception of Natural Soundscapes by Humans in Rapidly Changing Environments
Human Auditory Ecology: Extending Hearing Research to the Perception of Natural Soundscapes by Humans in Rapidly Changing Environments Open
Research in hearing sciences has provided extensive knowledge about how the human auditory system processes speech and assists communication. In contrast, little is known about how this system processes “natural soundscapes,” that is the c…
View article: Unsupervised classification to improve the quality of a bird song recording dataset
Unsupervised classification to improve the quality of a bird song recording dataset Open
View article: Physics‐based model to predict the acoustic detection distance of terrestrial autonomous recording units over the diel cycle and across seasons: Insights from an Alpine and a Neotropical forest
Physics‐based model to predict the acoustic detection distance of terrestrial autonomous recording units over the diel cycle and across seasons: Insights from an Alpine and a Neotropical forest Open
Passive acoustic monitoring of biodiversity is growing fast, as it offers an alternative to traditional aural point count surveys, with the possibility to deploy long‐term acoustic surveys in large and complex natural environments. However…
View article: What Do We Mean by “Soundscape”? A Functional Description
What Do We Mean by “Soundscape”? A Functional Description Open
The concept of soundscape was originally coined to study the relationship between humans and their sonic environment. Since then, several definitions of soundscapes have been proposed based on musical, acoustical and ecological perspective…
View article: Using acoustics and artificial intelligence to monitor pollination by insects and tree use by woodpeckers
Using acoustics and artificial intelligence to monitor pollination by insects and tree use by woodpeckers Open
View article: Is It Time for Ecotremology?
Is It Time for Ecotremology? Open
Our awareness of air-borne sounds in natural and urban habitats has led to the recent recognition of soundscape ecology and ecoacoustics as interdisciplinary fields of research that can help us better understand ecological processes and ec…
View article: Soundscape dynamics of a cold protected forest: dominance of aircraft noise
Soundscape dynamics of a cold protected forest: dominance of aircraft noise Open
View article: Acoustic competition within a tropical bird community: the case of the Resplendent Quetzal<i>Pharomachrus mocinno</i>in Guatemala
Acoustic competition within a tropical bird community: the case of the Resplendent Quetzal<i>Pharomachrus mocinno</i>in Guatemala Open
The structure of ecological communities is thought to be mainly driven by competition processes between species. One special case of resource shaping community dynamics is the acoustic space. However, the acoustic communities have been rar…
View article: Hay meadow vibroscape and interactions within insect vibrational community
Hay meadow vibroscape and interactions within insect vibrational community Open
View article: scikit‐maad: An open‐source and modular toolbox for quantitative soundscape analysis in Python
scikit‐maad: An open‐source and modular toolbox for quantitative soundscape analysis in Python Open
Passive acoustic monitoring is increasingly being applied to terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments, providing cost‐efficient methods for surveying biodiversity. However, processing the avalanche of audio recordings remains challe…
View article: Arts et sciences, même combat ?
Arts et sciences, même combat ? Open
La rigueur et le rationalisme, principes fondamentaux de l'activité scientifique, peuvent laisser croire que la science est un monde blanc et froid dénué d'intentions artistiques.À l'inverse, le monde artistique est habituellement perçu co…